Mooney M22 Mustang
{{Infobox aircraft
|name=M22 Mustang
|image=Mooney M22 Mustang N7706M Le B 03.06.67_edited-2.jpg
|caption=The second Mooney M22 Mustang displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1967 after flying nonstop from New York in 13 hours 10 minutes
|type=Light aircraft
|national_origin=United States of America
|manufacturer =Mooney Aircraft Company
|designer =
|first_flight=September 24, 1964
|produced=1965-1970
|number_built=36
|developed_from=Mooney M20
}}
File:Mooney M22 at the Kyiv State Air Museum.jpg
The Mooney M22 Mustang is the first attempt at a pressurized single engine aircraft by the Mooney Aircraft Company of the United States.
Development
The Mustang was developed to be a top-of-the-line model to supplement Mooney's successful Mooney M20 high-performance light aircraft. It is a five-seat pressurized single-engined aircraft with a wider and longer fuselage than the M20E Super 21 and a taller fin and leading edge fillet.Simpson 2001, p. 384–385. It is a low-winged monoplane with a retractable nosewheel undercarriage, with a similar wing to that used on Mooney's earlier M20 Ranger.
The first prototype flew on September 24, 1964, with the type being certified on September 26, 1966.Taylor 1969, p. 391. First deliveries commenced in 1965, continuing until 1970. 36 aircraft were completed before the line was closed.Simpson, 2005, p. 197. It was produced and sold at a loss, which contributed to the bankruptcy of Mooney."[http://www.aerofiles.com/_mooney.html Mooney]". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
The "Mark 22" name had previously been applied to a 1957 Mooney M20 experimental aircraft built with twin engines, a nose cone, and an enlarged tail surface. That aircraft did not go into production.{{cite magazine|last=McClellan |first=J. Mac.|title=Flashbacks |magazine=Flying|page=96|date=March 2008}}
Operational history
The Model 22, although produced in fairly small numbers, has been operated by private and commercial owners in several countries including the United States and Australia. Its Garrett AiResearch cabin pressurization system gives the equivalent of {{convert|11000|ft|m}} at the aircraft's operational ceiling of {{convert|24000|ft|m}}.Green 1965, p. 271. As a demonstration of its high performance, the second production aircraft was flown non-stop from New York to the Paris Air Show in June 1967, the flight taking 13 hours 10 minutes. The achievement is recorded on the display board in the accompanying photograph. The aircraft had been fitted with an extra fuel tank for the flight. In 2001, 24 aircraft remained in service.Simpson 2001, p. 384.
Specifications (M22)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 Taylor 1969, pp. 390–392.
|prime units?=imp
|genhide=
|crew=1
|capacity=4 passengers
|length m=
|length ft=27
|length in=0
|span m=
|span ft=35
|span in=0
|height m=
|height ft=9
|height in=10
|wing area sqm=
|wing area sqft=166.9
|airfoil=NACA 632-215 at root, 641-412 at tip
|aspect ratio=7.338:1
|empty weight kg=
|empty weight lb=2440
|gross weight kg=
|max takeoff weight lb=3680
|fuel capacity={{convert|92|USgal|impgal L|abbr=on}}
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming TIO-541-A1A
|eng1 type=air-cooled turbo-supercharged six-cylinder horizontally opposed engine
|eng1 kw=
|eng1 hp=310
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=Hartzell metal constant-speed propeller
|prop dia m=
|prop dia ft=6
|prop dia in=8
|perfhide=
|max speed kmh=
|max speed mph=256
|max speed kts=
|max speed mach=
|cruise speed kmh=
|cruise speed mph=214
|cruise speed note=(normal cruise - 65% power)
|stall speed mph=67
|stall speed note=(Indicated airspeed) - flaps and undercarriage lowered, power off
|range km=
|range miles=1493
|range note=(45 minutes reserves)
|ceiling m=
|ceiling ft=24000
|climb rate ms=
|climb rate ftmin=1125
|more performance=*Take-off run: {{convert|1142|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}
- Landing run: {{convert|958|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}
|avionics=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
=Bibliography=
- {{cite book|last=Ball|first=Larry A.|title=Those Remarkable Mooneys|publisher=Ball Publications|location=Indianapolis|year=1998|isbn=0-9641514-9-9}}
- {{cite book|last1=Green|first1=William|last2=Pollinger|first2=Gerald|title=The Aircraft of the World|year=1965|publisher=Macdonald and Co. (Publishers) Ltd.}}
- {{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Rod|title=Airlife's World Aircraft|publisher=Airlife Publishing Ltd|year=2001|isbn=1-84037-115-3}}
- {{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Rod|title=The General Aviation handbook|publisher=Midland Publishing|year=2005|isbn=1-85780-222-5}}
- {{cite book|last=Taylor|first=John W. R.|title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70|publisher=Jane's Yearbooks|location=London|year=1969}}
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